Question:
Update:
This utility is to help configure Git through a certified Microsoft Visual Academy (MVA) video that I was going through.
I receive a peculiar error when I install packages through Chocolatey.
- I’ve uploaded Command Prompt
- Pointed directory to Chocolatey Bin Directory
- Attempt to install via
cinst poshgit
It downloads and appears as if it is working, it even creates the directory under C:\Tools\Poshgit. Then it gives me the following:
[Error] Cannot bind arguement to parameter ‘Path’ because it is an
empty string. At
C:\Chocolatey\ChocolateyInstall\Helpers\functions\Writer-ChocolateyFailure.ps1:30
char 2
Which resulted in a failure, I’m not entirely sure why either. It is a fresh install of Chocolatey. Am I doing something wrong?
Answer:
So installing Git and Posh-Git hasn’t been too pleasant, how I fixed the error was by reinstalling Chocolatey, then doing the following:
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@Powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy unrestricted -Command "iex ((new-object net.webclient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))" && SET PATH=%PATH%;%systemdrive%\chocolatey\bin |
I know it is a tedious command, but I reinstalled with the above then did the following through Power Shell (Ran as Administrator).
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Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned cinst poshgit |
That didn’t fully resolve as there were reminents of the previous failure, so I did:
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cinst poshgit -force cinst git.install -force git |
Once I typed git I had access to the git commands and was able to:
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git config --global user.name "Your Name" git config --global user.email "Your Email" cinst git-credential-winstore |
Without any additional problems, the issue derived from the Command-Line install, should of just started with Power Shell.